1986 African Cup of Nations

1986 African Cup of Nations

Coupe d'Afrique des nations de football 1986
Tournament details
Host country	Egypt
Dates	7 March - 21 March
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Egypt (3rd title)
Runners-up	Cameroon
Third place	Côte d'Ivoire
Fourth place	Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	31 (1.94 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Roger Milla (4 goals)
Best player	Roger Milla
← 1984 1988 →

The 1986 African Cup of Nations was the 15th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, a football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Egypt. Just like in 1984, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Egypt won its third championship, beating Cameroon on penalty kicks 5-4 after a goalless draw.

Qualifying Tournament

Cameroon qualified as holders

Egypt qualified as hosts

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Preliminary round

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	Gambia	3 – 2	Sierra Leone	Gambia

	Sierra Leone	2 – 0	Gambia	Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone won 4–3 on aggregate.

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	Liberia	3 – 1	Mauritania	Liberia

	Mauritania	3 – 0	Liberia	Mauritania

Mauritania won 4–3 on aggregate.

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	Mali	1 – 0	Benin	Mali

	Benin	2 – 2	Mali	Benin

Mali won 3–2 on aggregate.

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	Mauritius	0 – 0	Mozambique	Mauritius

	Mozambique	3 – 0	Mauritius	Mozambique

Mozambique won 3–0 on aggregate.

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	Somalia	1 – 0	Kenya	Somalia

	Kenya	1 – 0	Somalia	Kenya

Kenya won 1–1 (4-3p) on aggregate.

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	Tanzania	0 – 1	Uganda	Tanzania

	Uganda	1 – 3	Tanzania	Uganda

Tanzania won 3–2 on aggregate.

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	Zaire	2 – 0	Gabon	Zaire

	Gabon	1 – 1	Zaire	Gabon

Zaire won 3–1 on aggregate.

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	Zimbabwe	3 – 0	Swaziland	Zimbabwe

	Swaziland	1 – 5	Zimbabwe	Swaziland

Zimbabwe won 8–1 on aggregate.

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First round

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	Algeria	4 – 0	Mauritania	Algeria

	Mauritania	1 – 1	Algeria	Mauritania

Algeria won 5–1 on aggregate.

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	Congo-Brazzaville	2 – 5	Zaire	Congo-Brazzaville

	Zaire	0 – 0	Congo-Brazzaville	Zaire

Zaire won 5–2 on aggregate.

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	Côte d'Ivoire	6 – 0	Mali	Cote d'Ivoire

	Mali	1 – 1	Côte d'Ivoire	Mali

Cote d'Ivoire won 7–1 on aggregate.

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	Ghana	1 – 1	Guinea	Ghana

	Guinea	1 – 4	Ghana	Guinea

Ghana won 5–2 on aggregate.

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	Libya	2 – 0	Tunisia	Libya

	Tunisia	1 – 0	Libya	Tunisia

Libya won 2–1 on aggregate.

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	Madagascar	0 – 1	Zimbabwe	Madagascar

	Zimbabwe	5 – 2	Madagascar	Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe won 6–2 on aggregate.

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	Malawi	1 – 1	Mozambique	Malawi

	Mozambique	1 – 1	Malawi	Mozambique

Mozambique won 2–2 (6-5p) on aggregate.

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	Togo	0 – 1	Senegal	Togo

	Senegal	1 – 1	Togo	Senegal

Senegal won 2–1 on aggregate.

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	Kenya	w / o	Sudan

Kenya progress, Sudan withdrew.

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	Morocco	w / o	Sierra Leone

Morocco progress, Sierra Leone withdrew.

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	Nigeria	w / o	Tanzania

Nigeria progress, Tanzania withdrew.

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	Zambia	w / o	Ethiopia

Zambia progress, Ethiopia withdrew.

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Second round

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	Côte d'Ivoire	2 – 0	Ghana	Cote d'Ivoire

	Ghana	0 – 0	Côte d'Ivoire	Ghana

Cote d'Ivoire won 2–0 on aggregate.

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	Kenya	0 – 0	Algeria	Kenya

	Algeria	3 – 0	Kenya	Algeria

Algeria won 3–0 on aggregate.

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	Libya	2 – 1	Mozambique	Libya

	Mozambique	2 – 1	Libya	Mozambique

Mozambique won 3–3 (4-3p) on aggregate.

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	Morocco	1 – 0	Zaire	Morocco

	Zaire	0 – 0	Morocco	Zaire

Morocco won 1–0 on aggregate.

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	Nigeria	0 – 0	Zambia	Nigeria

	Zambia	1 – 0	Nigeria	Zambia

Zambia won 1–0 on aggregate.

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	Zimbabwe	1 – 0	Senegal	Zimbabwe

	Senegal	3 – 0	Zimbabwe	Senegal

Senegal won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Participants

• Egypt (10th participation in CAN)
• Côte d'Ivoire (7th participation in CAN)
• Algeria (5th participation in CAN)
• Morocco (5th participation in CAN)
• Cameroon (5th participation in CAN)
• Zambia (4th participation in CAN)
• Senegal (3nd participation in CAN)
• Mozambique (1st participation in CAN)

First round

Group A

All matches played in Cairo.

	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Egypt	3	2	0	1	4	1	4
Côte d'Ivoire	3	2	0	1	4	2	4
Senegal	3	2	0	1	3	1	4
Mozambique	3	0	0	3	0	7	0

7 March 1986

Senegal	1 - 0	Egypt
Côte d'Ivoire	3 - 0	Mozambique

10 March 1986

Senegal	2 - 0	Mozambique
Egypt	2 - 0	Côte d'Ivoire

13 March 1986

Côte d'Ivoire	1 - 0	Senegal
Egypt	2 - 0	Mozambique

Group B

All matches played in Alexandria.

	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Cameroon	3	2	1	0	7	5	5
Morocco	3	1	2	0	2	1	4
Algeria	3	0	2	1	2	3	2
Zambia	3	0	1	2	2	4	1

8 March 1986

Algeria	0 - 0	Morocco
Cameroon	3 - 2	Zambia

11 March 1986

Algeria	0 - 0	Zambia
Cameroon	1 - 1	Morocco

14 March 1986

Morocco	1 - 0	Zambia
Cameroon	3 - 2	Algeria

Semi finals

17 March 1986 in Alexandria.

Cameroon

1 - 0

Côte d'Ivoire

17 March 1986 in Caïro.

Egypt

1 - 0

Morocco

3rd/4th places

20 March 1986 in Caïro.

Côte d'Ivoire

3 - 2

Morocco

Final

21 March 1986 in Caïro.

Egypt

0 - 0

Cameroon

(extra time) (5-4 p.k.)

African Cup of Nations 1986 Champions
Egypt 3rd title

Top scorers

• Roger Milla (4 goals)
• Abdoulaye Traoré (3 goals)
• Taher Abouzaid (3 goals)

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

• Thomas Nkono

Defenders

• Ali Shehata
• Kana Biyik
• Roger Mendy
• Rabei Yassin

Midfielders

• Moustafa Abdou
• Emile Mbouh
• Magdi Abdel Ghani
• Taher Abouzaid

Forwards

• Roger Milla
• Kalusha Bwalya

External links

• Details at RSSSF